Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Flashcards
disroders CBT is used to treat
- Eating disorders
- Major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder
- Anxiety disorders (panic, agoraphobia, GAD, social phobia, simple phobias, OCD, PTSD)
- Residual + symptoms of schizophrenia
- Borderline personality disorder (DBT)
- Sleep disturbance
- Anger reduction
- Medication adherence
what aspects of eating disorders does CBT treat?
(anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, night eating syndrome, obesity [behavioral aspects])
main assumption of CBT
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected
respondent conditioning is the same as __/__ conditioning
respondent conditioning is the same as classical/Pavlovian conditioning
in respondent conditioning, __ controls __ behavior
in respondent conditioning, antecedents controls involuntary behavior
respondent conditioning buids on __ connections
respondent conditioning buids on innate stimulus-response connections
respondent conditioning example
Pavlov’s dog
being afraid the moment before lightning hits
instrumental conditioning aka __ conditioning
instrumental conditioning aka operant conditioning
instrumental conditioning builds on
innately rewarding or punishing value
reinforcements __ likelihood of repeating behavior
punishments __ likelihood of repeating behavior
reinforcements increase likelihood of repeating behavior
punishments decrease likelihood of repeating behavior
instrumental conditioning
postive = stimulus __
negative = stimulus __
instrumental conditioning
postive = stimulus present
negative = stimulus removed
instumental conditioning: stimulus response/habit learning: after repetition in given context, __ re-assume control
instumental conditioning: after repetition in given context, antecedents re-assume control
Classical (respondent) conditioning:
Pavlov’s dog
unconditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
neutral stimulus
conditioned stimulus
conditioned response
Pavlov’s dog
unconditioned stimulus: food
unconditioned response: salivation
neutral stimulus: tuning fork
conditioned stimulus: tuning fork
conditioned response: salivation
operant (instrumental) conditioning
good grades example
positive reinforcement
positive punishment (type 1 punishment)
negative reinforcement
negative punishment (type 2 punishment)
operant (instrumental) conditioning
good grades example
positive reinforcement: reward (good grades)
positive punishment (type 1 punishment): after school detention
negative reinforcement: escape (excused from chores)
negative punishment (type 2 punishment): no TV for a week
habit learning
with enough repeitition, the behavior persists even without the stimulus
caution for conditioning
it is good for __ but not for __
caution for conditioning
it is good for behaviors but not for illness
CBT flow chart
- antecedents/circumstances (stimuli)
- thoughts + feelings
- behavior
- consequences (influence behavior)
circumstances: I was sticking to my diet and losing weight every week, and now the weight loss has stopped
what are potential interpretations
- It’s my fault. I must be doing something wrong.
- If I try harder or do something different, I can keep losing.
- Maybe I’ve lost enough weight already.
- It’s the program’s fault – I’m doing my part and I’m not getting the response I deserve.
- I’ve been here before. Now I am just going to regain all the weight I’ve lost and more.
automatic thoughts
right below the surface
takes effort to bring them to the surface
automatic thoughts often reflect __
automatic thoughts often reflect cognitive distortions
cognitive distortions
shortcuts we take to process the world’s complexities
sometimes are a problem
automatic thoughts are not usually __
automatic thoughts are not usually logical
where do automatic thoughts come from
core beliefs
core beliefs
basic mindsets or world views
laid down early in life
influenced by our innate temperament
intermediate/conditional belief
“if i study enough I’ll do better than everybody”
holds off a core belief of
inadequacy
intermediate/conditional beleif
“if i’m thin enough people will accept me”
holds off a core belief of
unlovability
we use intermediate/conditional beliefs to __
we use intermediate/conditional beliefs to keep painful core beliefs away
CBT: 10 general process features of treatment
- collaborative/teaching and learning
- time limited
- set structure and duration
- explicit consensual goals
- problem oriented
- here and now focus
- homework/reinforcement
- patient as her/his own therapist
- autonomy vs. non-negotiables
- meds/attribution
goal of CBT
patient becomes their own therapist and can manage their condition going forward
example of non-negotiable in anorexia treatment
if your weight drops below a certain point, you will have to seek more intense treatment